Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh resigns, may join BJP to fight LS polls

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 07:37

In an unprecedented move, Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh tendered his resignation to Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil.

Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP decides to contest over 350 Lok Sabha seats

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 04:14

The Aam Aadmi Party announced it would contest more than 350 Lok Sabha seats and vowed to take on tainted candidates and political leaders.

AAP announces first list of probable candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 03:17

Banker Meera Sanyal and activist Mayank Gandhi figured in the AAP`s first list of probable candidates for forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra while no senior leader`s name featured from Delhi and Haryana.

BJP govt`s 60-day work plan an eyewash ahead of LS polls: Pilot

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 00:54

Reacting to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje`s adverse remarks on oil refinery and metro rail projects in the Assembly, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot the BJP government`s 60-day work "yojna" (plan) was mere a showcase and eyewash ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Harish Rawat to replace Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna?

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 05:44

The Congress may replace Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna with Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat ahead of General Elections.

Gujarat riots: NC, NCP differ with Congress, ask it to respect court order

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 15:23

With poll after opinion poll suggesting that the country is rooting for Narendra Modi as prime minister this time, parties on the other side of the political spectrum seem to be warming up to the taste of `NaMo tea`.

BJP faces problem to find venue for Modi`s Feb 11 rally

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 23:49

The BJP accused the BJD government of not providing a ground for the public meeting of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on February 11.

Nitish terms poll surveys as `items of entertainment`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:06

With election surveys predicting BJP getting majority of Bihar`s 40 Lok Sabha seats and share of JD(U) going down, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar discarded such polls and saying they are "entertainment items".

BJP confident of electoral tie up with DMDK

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 18:45

The BJP expressed confidence of striking an electoral tie-up with actor-politician Vijayakant`s DMDK, saying "certainly" there were chances that the two parties could come together.

Fight polls unitedly if Congress is to win: Rahul to state leaders

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 21:56

Rahul did some plain speaking as he slammed infighting among Congress leaders and asked them to maintain unity during his first meeting with state leaders.

General Election not a battle to elect president: Brinda Karat

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:35

By projecting its prime ministerial candidate, the BJP is trying to portray the coming Lok Sabha election as a battle for electing a president, CPI (M) politburo member Brinda Karat on Friday said recalling how the people had rejected its 2009 PM candidate.

Half of Congress candidates must be below 35: Chidambaram

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:10

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said he was putting forth a "radical idea" that the Congress should field 272 candidates below the age of 35 in the Lok Sabha polls.